Candy box or the like



July 19,1927; ,636,387

C. A. PEIRCE CANDY BOX OR THE LIKE Fil d y 22 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 2Sheets-Sheet 2 c. A. PEIRCE CANDY BOX OR THE LIKE Filed May 22, 1924 IJuly 19, 1927.

3 nvenhz Patented July 19, 1927 a 1 UNITED STATES CLARENCE A.

PATENT OFFICE.

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Application filed Hay 2 ,1924. semi no. 110,220..

This invention relates to containers or the like and, more particularly,to contamers in the form of boxes which may be used for the reception ofvarious kinds of material or 5 articles and is perhaps particularly'appli-' I cable tocandy oxes or the like, although it will beunderstood that the invention is not necessarily limited to boxes ofthis character.

It is very often the case that when articles are purchased in boxes orcontainers the latterare notemptied, but the articles are displayed inor used from the boxes themselves and in such cases it is desirable tohavecontainers which are attractive in a pearance as well as stronglyand durab y made. In such instances a box so designed thatthe cover maybe used as a base or rest ,for the box proper in such a manner that thebox when seated upon the cover or base will resemble a chest inappearance, will be quite pleasing and attractive. I

One object of my invention, therefore, is

' the provision of a box or container which 26 may-be so arranged whenin use as to resemble a chest in appearance and which will be moreattractive than similar articles inv use at therpresent time and whichwill be adapted to areal; variety of uses. so A further object of myinvention is the provision of a box for candy or the like, aving a coverso constructed that'it may be used as a base or en port for the box, thecover being provide with supporting devices which will space it, from abase or table upon which it may rest and thus prosists' in the novelfeatures and combinations ofdparts to be hereinafter described andclaimed. o v I In theaccom-panying drawings, Fig. 1 is a'perspectiveview of abox emthereon; I

Fig. 2 is a 'pe active view of the'box .1 shown in Fig.1, 't e cover inthis instance.

bemgused as a' base to'vsupport box so 1-09%; .I

body ng'my improvements with the cover Fig. 3 is a sectional view online of Fig.1; Fig. 4' is a sectional view on line 4-''4= of Fig. 6 is aperspective view of the box cover showing the manner of construction.ofthesamef Fig. 6. isa sectional-view on line 6-.6 of Fig.7 isasectional V e on line 74 0f. F1%.5;an l 7 F; ig. 8 is a sectional viewon line 8-8 of 1g. 5. j I

The preferred embodiment of my invention which I have selectedtoillustrate and describe comprises aicontainer consisting of a box properdesignated generally by the reference numeral 10 and a cover similarlydesignated by the numeral 11. The box as shown in Fig. Eyconsists of anouter por-- tion 12 which may be provided with a bottom section andupstanding sides 13 and an inner portion provided with a bottom'l landupstandin sides 15. The sides 15, are in the examp e shown, of Ieater height than the sides 130i 'the exterior part of the box 'so thatthey project thereabove as. clearly shown in Fig. 4, and the upper edgesof the sides 13 form shoulders 16 upon which the cover is designed torest, the up-' starlixding sides 13'formingthe usual reduced nec a a Thebox cover 11 is vof particularly novel construction and com rises a lid17. pro-' vided with the usual sides or flanges 18, the lower edges ofwhich are designed to rest upon the shoulders 16 and properly-positionthe-cover upon the I About the sides or flanges 18 issecured .a band 19which conforms to the shape of 05 the cover and is secured by a suitablemeans such as glue, or the like "to the flanges 18. This band is ofsomew, at greater width than the flanges Band .is secured thereto insuch a position that the lower edge of the 1 ;band will be substantiallyflush, with the t wi h as the exterior pm-uon a oi theta; m

projecting edge or rim 21 of the band 19.

A covering of paper or the like 22 may be secured about the flange 18and the band 19,

as shown more particularly in Figs. 6 and 8 of the drawings, the paperreferred to covering the lower edges of the flange and band so as togive these two parts the appearance of an integral or unitary member. Itwill of course be understood that when the cover is in position upon thetop of the box, the

lower edge of the flange 18 will rest upon the shoulder 16, the loweredge of the band 19 projectin slightly beyond the side 13 to an extentsubstantially equal to thethickness of the band. To enhance theappearance of the box at this point the lower edge of the band 19 may bebevelled slightly, as shown at-23, before the application of the paper22. As shown at 24 in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, the paper may be carried aboutthe rim 21 and have its edge lodged between the flange 18 and,

the band 19.

At spaced points aboutthe periphery of the box and preferably at thecorners, if the box is polygonal in'shape, the band may be provided withsupporting feet or legs 25,

- which will usually be formed integrally with the band itself, whichfeet will serve when the cover is used as a base, as shown in Fig. 2, tospace the box from the support upon which it may be placed. It will beunderstood that at the points where such feet or legs are provided, therim or band will be greater in width than the flange 18 and willextendbelow this flange, as shown, the lower end of the flangepresenting-at such oints a shoulder 26 to be received upon the s oulder16 of the box proper.. The covering paper 22 may also be carried aboutthe supporting legs or feet 25 and turned upwardly upon the inside ofthese membersas shown at 27.

The band 19 may as shown be formed in one piece, the free ends of which,28 and 29,

are-joined together in overlapping relation when'the band is securedabout the lid. It will usually be desirable to adhesive, such as glue orthe like, between the flange 18 and band 19, to secure these partstogether.

From the foregoing description it will be clear that when the cover isplaced in position upon the box, as shown in Figs. land 3, a veryattractive container will be. produced.

' legs or'feet 25 of the cover may be properIy ornamented so that theappearance of the box will b'e'enhanced thereby. When it is desired toexpose the contents of the box, the cover may be removed-and the boxplaced within the recess formed bythe rim. 21, the

= bottom of the box resting upon the lid 17.

which it may be placed and will presegt the lace a suitable appearanceof a chest. If desired the box may be ornamented'or decorated in a wayto improve its appearance and to bring out more strikingly the chesteffect desired. The legs, for instance, may be colored to clearly setthem apart from the remainder of the structure to bring. aboutthisresult. It will be understood that if desired, the rim 21 may beprovided at the corners only of the box and will "not necessarily becontinued about its entire periphery or, on the other hand, the band 19may be of the same width throughout its entire extent so that'when thecover is used as a base, the box will be supported upon the lower edgeofthis band instead of upon spaced supporting feet as shown.

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention,it is understood that it is not to be limited to all the details shownand is capable of modification and variation within the spirit of theinvention and within the scope of the appended claims. What I claim is:

1. A container or the like having a'lid of substantially the samedimensions in length to embrace the bottom of the container when the lidis placed below the container to serve as a base.

2. A container or the like having a lid of substantially the samedimensions of length and width as the container itself, said lid beingprovided with a surrounding band, a part of said band projectingdownwardly from the lid to embrace the container when the lid is inplace, and a part projecting above the lid to embrace the bottom portionof the container when the lid is placed therebelow to serve as a base.

substantially the same dimensions of length and width as'the containeritself, said lid being provided with a surrounding band, a'

part of saidv band projecting downwardly from the lid to embrace thecontainer when the lid is in place, and a part projecting no I 3. Acontainer or the like having a lid of above the lid to embrace thebottom ortion of the container when the 11d 18 plac there:

below to serveas a base, and the corners of said band being providedwith downwardly projectin legs to space the band from a support or t elike.

4. A box or like container having a lid,

said lid being provided at one side thereof with a projection formingwith the face of the lid a recess adapted to receive the lower part ofthe box, and provided at the other side with a depending flange toembrace the sides of the box when the lid is in place.

5. A box or the like, consisting of a body portion provided with areduced u standing neck, a lid for said box having a epending flange toembrace said neck when the lid is in place, said lid also being providedwith an upstanding projection of greater dimensions than the flangedesigned to embrace the body portion of the'box when-the-lid is placedtherebelow as a base.

6. A box or the like, consisting of a-body Y portion provided withareduced upstanding neck, a lid for said box havin a depending flange toembrace said neck w en the lid is in place, said lid-also being providedwith an upstanding projection of greater dimensions than the flangedesigned to embrace the body portion of the box. when the lid is placedtherebelow as a base, and supporting legs upon said downwardly extendingflange.

7. In combination with a container, a com bined base and lid for. saidcontainer, said combined element having an upwardly pro jectingperipheral rim within'which the container is adapted to be received whensaid element is used as a base, and a downwardly projecting flange toembrace the upper edge of the container when said element is used as alid. 8. In combination with a container, a com bined base and lid forsaid container, said combined element havin an upwardly projectingperipheral rim within which the con-' tainer is adapted to be receivedwhen said element is used as a base, and a downwardly projecting flangetoembrace the upper edge of the container when said element is used as alid, and legs at the corners of said flange tokspace said-element from-asupport or the li e.

cover comprising alid and a surroundin flange to embrace thelcontainerwhen the li is in place, and a band positioned about said flange, saidband being provided with portions projecting above the lid.

10. Acover fora container or the like,

i said cover comprising a lid and a surroundthe flange.

ing flange to embrace the container when the lid is in place, and a bandpositioned about said flange, said band bein provided with portions.projecting above t e lid and below 11. A cover for a box or a likecontainer,

4 comprising a lid having a surrounding flange sai 9. A cover for acontainer or the like, said to embrace the. container when the lid is inlace, and a band embracing said flange said per edge, and having a loweredge substantially flush with the lower edge of the -13. comprisin a lidhaving a surrounding flange, an a band embracing said flange, said bandbeing greater inwidth than the flange and pro ectin above the lid at itsA cover for a box or a like container,

above the lid at its upper edge and having its lower edge'substantially.ush with the lower edge of the flange, and the lower edge of said bandbeing bevelled substanti'all as described.

14. A cover for a x or a like container,

comprising a lid having a surrounding flange to embrace the containerwhen the li is in lace, and aband embracin said flan e, said and beinggreater in wi th than t e flan e and havin portions projecting beyondsaid lid and ange in both directions.

15. A container comprising a box proper provided with a shoulderintermediate the eight of the sides thereof, a cover'for said boxcomprising a. lid having a surroundin flange, the lower edge ofwhichis'designe to sit on .said shoulder, and a band surrounding said flan e,said band being roportions adapte to vided. Wlth. depen 1n disposedexteriorly of pro'ect below and shoulder.

16. A container comprising a box proper provided with a shoulderintermediate the height of the sides thereof, a cover for said boxcomprising a lid having a surroundin flange, the lower edge of which isdesign to sit on said shoulder, and a band surround-v ing said flange,said band being provided with depending portions adapted to projectbelow and disposed exteriorly of said shoulder, and with anupwardlyprojectingportion designed to provide an upwardly facingreces'sin conjunction with the lid.

- In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on this 15 da of Ma1924. j

CLARE GE A. EIRCE.

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